Welkenraedt

Welkenraedt Welkenrote  (Walloon)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Welkenraedt Location in Belgium show Location of Welkenraedt in the province of Liège
Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E / 50.650; 5.967Coordinates: 50°39′N 05°58′E / 50.650°N 5.967°E / 50.650; 5.967
Country	Belgium
Community	French Community
Region	Wallonia
Province	Liège
Arrondissement	Verviers
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Luc Nix
Area
• Total	24.47 km2 (9.45 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	9,920
• Density	410/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	4840–4841
Area codes	087
Website	www.welkenraedt.be

Welkenraedt (French pronunciation: ​[wɛlkɛnʁat]; Walloon: Welkenrote) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium.

On January 1, 2006, Welkenraedt had a total population of 9,163. The total area is 24.47 km² which gives a population density of 374 inhabitants per km².

The municipality consists of the following districts: Henri-Chapelle and Welkenraedt.

The town and former municipality of Henri-Chapelle is home to the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial which contains the graves of 7,992 members of the American military who died in World War II.

Gallery[]

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  Town hall

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  Church

Twin towns[]

• Nove, Italy
• Epfig, France

See also[]

• List of protected heritage sites in Welkenraedt

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Welkenraedt at Wikimedia Commons

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